Pope Gregory III
Gregory III | |
|---|---|
| Papacy began | 11 February 731 |
| Papacy ended | 28 November 741 |
| Predecessor | Pope Gregory II |
| Successor | Pope Zachary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 690, B.C. Syria |
| Died | 28 November 741 Rome |
| Other popes named Gregory | |
Pope Gregory III (Latin: Gregorius Tertius; died 28 November 741) was a Syrian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 90th Pope from 11 February 731 to 28 November 741.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Gregory was born in Syria, but the date of his birth is not known.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Gregory was elected pope in 731.[2] During his reign, the issue of iconoclasm or image worship was an important controversy.[3]
After the reign of Gregory III, there were no other non-European popes until Pope Francis in 2013.[4]
Gallery
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Papal medallion, 8th century
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Papal medallion, 8th century, reverse
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pope Gregory III," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-12.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1838). "Gregory III," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 11, p. 444.
- ↑ Goodstein, Laurie. "Pope Electors Are Sizing Up a Field of Peers," New York Times. February 16, 2013; Cockerton, Paul. "It's Pope Francis I: First non-European elected to lead Catholic Church for 1,000 years," The Mirror (UK). 13 March 2013; retrieved 2012-3-14.
Other websites
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. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- "Gregory III", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
| Preceded by Gregory II |
Pope 731-741 |
Succeeded by Zachary |